Beer Enhancing Sachets

[thegreatbrewnorth]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/915128700/hop-theory?ref=popular


Seeing a lot of beer and homebrew related kickstarters recently...



What do you guys think? I personally don't think I would ever use this as I'm a firm believer that each beer is meant to taste like the brewer intended it to, although I suppose this could lead to some interesting experimentation

 

[ImNoExpert]

I don't like it.

 

[IslandLizard]

What a great idea! If you can make it you can sell it. Worked so well in the 50s, maybe it's a another comeback.

Some "beer" need doctoring. Most (wise) people don't buy that kind of beer.

 

[JonM]

Pay money to add hops to cheap beer vs. buy good beer in the first place. I don't quite get why one would do the first one.

 

[SnakeRidge]

I hate the word sachet.

 

[nutty_gnome]

Beard? -Check.
Flannel Shirt? - Check.
Cat Picture? - Check.

Yup - has all the hallmarks of a beer-related kickstarter page!

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

No one is teabagging my beer!

 

[SnakeRidge]

No one is teabagging my beer!

That you know of

 

[Bobby_M]

I customize my beer in the brew kettle or fermenter. Once it's in the goddddamn glass, drink it or GTFO.

 

[JonM]

Can you imagine the actual use of this thing? Some uber-pretentious type says "Oh, the wedding/festival/block party/etc. will only have kegs of Bud. I must bring something to improve it, lest my delicate palate be insulted" then he proceeds to walk around with that damned thing in his glass, sniffing it and lecturing everyone on the evils of the brewing industrial complex.

 

[fimpster]

"There's light beer and craft beer. What if both varieties could somehow be better?"

Wow, I didn't realize I was only brewing one of the two varieties. I'm glad these guys came along to help.

 

[Brettomomyces]

http://m.mexgrocer.com/6401.html

Been done

 

[feinbera]

Yeah... not seeing the appeal. There are so many different beers available just about everywhere these days that if you can't find anything you can stand to hold in your mouth long enough to get a buzz on, you probably shouldn't be drinking beer.

Plus, if you're walking around a party dumping stuff in people's beers, you're gonna get looked at cross-eyed...

 

[Calder]

I think they have a winner there. Not something I would ever buy, but I think it could catch on.

 

[singybrue]

It doesn't say it's Dolphin safe. I'm out.

 

[aprichman]

A sachet to make your beer taste like a Blue Moon.

 

[Teromous]

I hate the word sachet.

/saˈSHā/

...they can't even pronounce the word correctly...

"Earl what's one them fancy words hipsters like to use so we can sell our coriander orange peel things wrapped in dryer sheets more better?"

"Sat-chit sounds fancy."

 

[orangehero]

Kickstarter...where graphics designers and marketing students beg you to pay for their half-baked projects. Although it seems this guy is just a college drop-out.

Can you believe that once he has $400,000 he will have the ability to make Peach flavored sachets? That's just after the $200,000 Double IPA milestone. But of course not before Pumpkin at $120,000 deal for his genius.

Pro tip translation of the Fred Crudder quote: "It's not as disgusting as I though it would be."

 

[JKoravos]

Based on the pricing on the KS it looks like they're targeting in the $1/pk range. So you buy a 6pk of PBR for $5 and $6 of sachets for a total of $11 per 6/pk. Since there are some great beers out there for less than $10 per 6/pk, this product really provides no value to the consumer. No business person with an ounce of sense would back this product.

 

[JonM]

Meanwhile, if one really were inclined to do add hops to BMC beer, an ounce of Centennial is about $2 and empty tea bags/tea balls can be had cheap too.

 

[1977Brewer]

Meanwhile, if one really were inclined to do add hops to BMC beer, an ounce of Centennial is about $2 and empty tea bags/tea balls can be had cheap too.

And it would only take 1 pellet to do the trick.

 

[jason1973]

better idea, brew your own, or just buy bud light

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

36$ + the cost of a 30 (18 ish?) pack and a 6 (6ish) pack to turn 36 bud lights into blue moons. With 50 dollars I could grab some pretty good craft beer.

 

[watermelon83]

What if I just dump the wifes nasty tea down the crapper and make my own? Or better yet use a tea ball?

 

[jason1973]

Meant dont buy bud

 

[okbecker]

I'm starting a kick starter..... bourbon barrel oak chip...as a beer enhancer...just add a chip to any beer to give it a wonderful Bourbon barrel aged flavor...I'm gonna sell sawdust to hipsters...lol

 

[jason1973]

My kickstarter is called "the right way"
For $1200 you get a link to HBT

 

[JonM]

36$ + the cost of a 30 (18 ish?) pack and a 6 (6ish) pack to turn 36 bud lights into blue moons. With 50 dollars I could grab some pretty good craft beer.

Holy smokes. That's $60. Even assuming $10 for a sixer of craft beer, that's six 6-packs for the exact same price as 36 crappy beers with extra stuff in them. If we assume a more reasonable $8-9 per sixer, these guys are charging more. I don't get it.

 

[jason1973]

36$ + the cost of a 30 (18 ish?) pack and a 6 (6ish) pack to turn 36 bud lights into blue moons. With 50 dollars I could grab some pretty good craft beer.

Must be nice i'm in canada $50 is 24 bud and a cheap pack of smokes

 

[grrickar]

Can I turn a Budweiser into a Pumpkin Peach Ale with these

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Can I turn a Budweiser into a Pumpkin Peach Ale with these

Only if he hits the last stretch goal. Which is why we all need to donate our 401k's to him.

 

[grrickar]

I pledge one brazillian doll hairs

 

[JonM]

I pledge elventy kajillion.

 

[Homercidal]

Guys, you can use these sachets FOUR times!

 

[JonM]

In that case, eleventeen kajillion!

 

[grrickar]

Guys, you can use these sachets FOUR times!

But Budweisers come in six packs...you telling me one sachet isnt good for the entire sixxer?

 

[Homercidal]

But Budweisers come in six packs...you telling me one sachet isnt good for the entire sixxer?

No, you'd have to buy a 12 pk. and use 3.

Sorry.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

No, you'd have to buy a 12 pk. and use 3.

Sorry.

This is just like the hot dog package vs hot dog bun package. The numbers never line up. This is clearly a scheme by Budweiser to sell more bud.

 

[grrickar]

So Budweiser is too proud to make craft beer after thumbing their noses at it, so they produce a Kickstarter under the guise of a private individual for these beer sachets so they can reach that market. Some MBA just got a raise

What self-respecting man is going to say 'Hey Earl, pass me another one of those tangerine hibiscus sachets for my Bud!' In some bars that would get you thrown out, in others worse...

'We don't sell beer sachets, we just keep them on-hand for profiling purposes' LOL

^ Reference line in Talladega Nights movie...

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

I won't contribute Until they make sachets to add to 5 gallon American Adjunct Lager home brew recipes.